From Boardroom to Bedroom

“I’ve never felt her hair.”

Roslyn laughed. “We were talking about your grandmother.”

“We were, but I’d rather talk about you.”

She hesitated for a second and the moment was broken. He pulled his arm back, not wanting to make her uncomfortable or come across as a creepy boss. Hadn’t he told her he wouldn’t get involved? How did she continue to pull him in? It was that damn mind of hers. She was too fascinating, too intoxicating. He continually wanted more.

“Tell me more about this hometown of yours,” he said. “You know, Miranda also lived in Texas for a time.”

“I’m aware,” she replied. “I made it a point to study up on all the cast. I assumed that was part of my job, right?”

“Always circling back to work.” Nigel shook his head and reached for his glass. “I’ve never met anyone who cares about work as much as I do.”

“Well, I care about my job and making a good impression,” she stated. “I’ve always believed anyone can make a difference, no matter how small their position or their financial background.”

perfect words for

thought it too soon to jump the gun. Now, though, he wasn’t so sure. Maybe his idea was exactly

something by you,” he told

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help but smile. “For the time being. What do you say to working as the lead on the marketing for Serephina’s wedding? I mean, not the actual wedding, but the marketing of the buzz around the show? If you could draw something up

she would take this on. Roslyn’s eyes widened, her mouth dropped open.

She muttered the word as if rolling the idea around in her mind, thinking out loud so as to clarify her answer in some way. “I

be falling into place and Nigel was certain that

but I’m confident with your plans and ideas. Fee will have a difficult time turning this down. She loves the other ladies and this show, and she still wants to see everyone succeed. I have

passed over her face, something he couldn’t quite identify. After a moment, Roslyn squared her shoulders and

let you

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this. She needed to get in and out

how hard he worked, how invested he was in the program he’d created. Isn’t that what she wanted? She wanted the life she worked so hard for,